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Jan 9, 2010
SMRT, it's a shame to pull the plug on Crime Library
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I WAS shocked to learn from Thursday's report, 'SMRT pulls the plug on missing persons posters', that the action was taken because of 'high demand from various organisations for the space'.
It is a shame that Crime Library, which is providing a service to help those who have 'lost' loved ones, cannot further its cause in the most visible manner possible - by displaying photographs and particulars of missing persons at MRT stations which have high human traffic throughout the day, every day of the year.
SMRT should in fact do more and offer more notice boards rather than deny existing ones. The negative result of SMRT's action is very evident: This week, a grieving parent had to board trains and stomp the coffee shops with a blown-up picture of her missing daughter slung over her shoulders.
Come on, SMRT. You are a Singapore icon. Be an icon with a conscience.
Is it because of money that SMRT is denying space to Crime Library? Surely a couple of notice boards at each station will not rob the organisation of millions of dollars in revenue. No amount of exposure is sufficient when someone goes missing.
SMRT is one of the most visible corporate entities here. What will Singaporeans and foreign visitors think of it now? It is time for SMRT to give back to the society which sustains it.
Murali Sharma
SMRT, it's a shame to pull the plug on Crime Library
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I WAS shocked to learn from Thursday's report, 'SMRT pulls the plug on missing persons posters', that the action was taken because of 'high demand from various organisations for the space'.
It is a shame that Crime Library, which is providing a service to help those who have 'lost' loved ones, cannot further its cause in the most visible manner possible - by displaying photographs and particulars of missing persons at MRT stations which have high human traffic throughout the day, every day of the year.
SMRT should in fact do more and offer more notice boards rather than deny existing ones. The negative result of SMRT's action is very evident: This week, a grieving parent had to board trains and stomp the coffee shops with a blown-up picture of her missing daughter slung over her shoulders.
Come on, SMRT. You are a Singapore icon. Be an icon with a conscience.
Is it because of money that SMRT is denying space to Crime Library? Surely a couple of notice boards at each station will not rob the organisation of millions of dollars in revenue. No amount of exposure is sufficient when someone goes missing.
SMRT is one of the most visible corporate entities here. What will Singaporeans and foreign visitors think of it now? It is time for SMRT to give back to the society which sustains it.
Murali Sharma
